ArticleAmerican journal of respiratory and critical care medicine2018
Cleaning at Home and at Work in Relation to Lung Function Decline and Airway Obstruction.
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- Exposure to Disinfectants and Cleaning Products and Respiratory Health of Workers and Children in Daycares: The CRESPI Cohort Protocol.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Effects of cleaning spray use on eyes, airways, and ergonomic load.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Association between maternal occupational exposure to cleaning chemicals during pregnancy and childhood wheeze and asthma.Frontiers in epidemiology · 2023Article
- Exposomics as a tool to investigate differences in health and disease by sex and gender.Exposome · 2023Review
- Employment Quality and Mental and Self-Reported Health Inequities among Latinx Housecleaners: The Safe and Just Cleaners Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Characterization of Exposure to Cleaning Agents Among Health Workers in Two Southern African Tertiary Hospitals.Annals of work exposures and health · 2022Article
- Generational perspective on asthma self-management in the Bangladeshi and Pakistani community in the United Kingdom: A qualitative study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Article
- Exposure to Sodium Hypochlorite or Cigarette Smoke Induces Lung Injury and Mechanical Impairment in Wistar Rats.Inflammation · 2022Article
- An Overview of Cleaning Agents' Health Hazards and Occupational Injuries and Diseases Attributed to Them in Sweden.Annals of work exposures and health · 2022Review
- Household use of green and homemade cleaning products, wipe application mode, and asthma among French adults from the CONSTANCES cohort.Indoor air · 2022Article
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Abstract
rationaleCleaning tasks may imply exposure to chemical agents with potential harmful effects to the respiratory system, and increased risk of asthma and respiratory symptoms among professional cleaners and in persons cleaning at home has been reported. Long-term consequences of cleaning agents on respiratory health are, however, not well described.
objectivesThis study aimed to investigate long-term effects of occupational cleaning and cleaning at home on lung function decline and airway obstruction.
methodsThe European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) investigated a multicenter population-based cohort at three time points over 20 years. A total of 6,235 participants with at least one lung function measurement from 22 study centers, who in ECRHS II responded to questionnaire modules concerning cleaning activities between ECRHS I and ECRHS II, were included. The data were analyzed with mixed linear models adjusting for potential confounders. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN
resultsAs compared with women not engaged in cleaning (ΔFEV
conclusionsWomen cleaning at home or working as occupational cleaners had accelerated decline in lung function, suggesting that exposures related to cleaning activities may constitute a risk to long-term respiratory health.
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